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Course name
Ecology
Institution
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Instructor
Nick Deacon
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Ecology
Course dates
2024-01-09 00:00:00 UTC – 2024-05-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
12


This course is the final course in our biology and environmental science majors' transfer pathway sequence. The course examines the interactions between living organisms and their physical, chemical, and biological environment. We explore ecological concepts at the level of organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems across the Earth. Topics include population structure and growth, species interactions, energy flow, nutrient cycling, and succession. We also learn about contemporary environmental change, evolutionary ecology, and conservation science. We give hands-on experience in designing experiments, data analysis and interpretation, and communication of results. The course includes four hours of required lab per week with extensive outdoor components including required field trips.

I would like the Wikipedia assignment to be used as a way for students to synthesize knowledge about an aspect of Ecology that will help them develop their own independent research proposal in the second half of the course. In the past I've had students design experiments without having much knowledge about a question so the Wikipedia assignment will allow them to build their own knowledge base for follow-up writing.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Mrb6789 Boreal ecosystem Freshwater ecosystem
CoolEditorPerson Ecological genetics Forest ecology
Lazypossum Dead zone (ecology) Environmental analysis, Resistance (ecology)
Hw9724wx Environmental analysis Resistance (ecology)
Fishmansf4 Freshwater ecosystem Boreal ecosystem
2funky Key Biodiversity Area Ecological genetics
JazGrabau Forest ecology Key Biodiversity Area
Mobamba 1098 Resistance (ecology) Dead zone (ecology)
User000017 Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor Freshwater ecosystem